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Church of the Nativity (Manhattan)
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The Church of the Nativity | |
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![]() c.1865, original church building | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | 1832 building: Greek Revival 1970 building: Modernist |
Town or city | Manhattan, New York City |
Country | US |
Construction started | 1968 (for new church)[1] |
Completed | 1832(old church) 1970 (new church)[2] |
Closed | August 1, 2015 (merged with nearby Most Holy Redeemer) |
Demolished | 1968 (old church) 2022 (new church) |
Cost | $240,000 (for 1968 church)[1] |
Client | Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | 1832 building: Town & Davis (Alexander Jackson Davis, J. H. Dakin, and James Gallier)[2] 1970 building: Genovese & Maddalene[1] |
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The Church of the Nativity was a Catholic parish church in the Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 44 Second Avenue between Second and 3rd Streets in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was established in 1842 and permanently closed in 2015.[3]